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PLAINTEXT GUESSING ATTACK [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

Encrypting digitally signed data, while leaving the digital signature in the clear, may allow plaintext guessing attacks. This vulnerability can be mitigated by using secure hashes and the nonces in the text being processed.

OBS

plaintext guessing attack: term taken from a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) document. The W3C's role is to establish standards relating to Internet technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
OBS

attaque par estimation du texte en clair : terme tiré d'un document traduit de l'anglais par le World Wide Web Consortium dont le rôle est d'établir des normes reliées aux technologies Internet.

Spanish

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